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Just wonderful to welcome such lovely people to G&G HQ for yesterday's cookery class - thanks for coming folks! Here's the quick - and healthy - lunch recipe we made - chicken with spinach pesto:
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2 chicken breasts (I like @daylesfordfarm)
Glug sunflower oil
200g organic frozen spinach, defrosted
1 large garlic clove, crushed
Handful pinenuts
Olive oil to taste
Handful parmesan (optional)
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Set a griddle pan over a high heat. Put the chicken in a bag and bash it with a rolling pin to flatten it out. Brush with sunflower oil and season heavily with salt and pepper. Fry the chicken on a high heat for around 4 minutes on each side.
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Meanwhile, make the pesto. Put the spinach, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and parmesan (if using) in a food processor with a good pinch of salt and whizz until smooth. Adjust the seasoning and add more olive oil to create the consistency your prefer. Spoon the pesto over the chicken and serve (with some @sharphampark spelt and kale crisps is you like - as here)
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If you'd like to come to the next G&G class (which would, obviously be wonderful) just click on the link in my biog and press the 'cookery demos with lunch 2018' button for dates and booking .
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Off to London today for as few meetings then lunch with friends at @honeyandco. My plan is to have this January King cabbage from @natoora as part of a light supper (spectacular, isn't it? If only I could get mine to grow like this!) But, having just checked out the menu, I think I'll be in full 'we'll try one of everything' mode so maybe the cabbage will have to wait...
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NEW BLOG POST: quince with Sichuan pork and forced rhubarb. Link in biog.
You know those chainmail gloves you can use when shucking oysters? Well, they would be useful if you plan to grow quince. The growing of the quince itself is relatively effortless. It’s in the cooking of them that the effort is spent. They are utterly impenetrable. They make a butternut squash look like a ripe peach. But it's worth the struggle.
I've been experimenting with quince this week and found it delicious with pressed pork belly for a decadent, show-off starter.
A faff for a starter, yes, but my goodness, worth it. China is the second largest producer of quince (after Turkey), which might explain why I am drawn to pairing it with the tongue-numbing zing of Sichuan pepper. The combination of fatty pork with sour rhubarb and sweet, fragrant quince is the classic sweet-versus-sour story of so much oriental food.
There might be a pudding too. Probably involving almonds. But more of that in next week’s blog…
(Ceramics by @jenny_murray_ceramics. Quince by @natoora!)
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